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  Zimbabwe is repositioning film as an economic sector, using tax incentives to attract film productions while building capacity to retain more value locally. The shift mirrors a broader continental push to move beyond filming locations toward full production ecosystems.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Zimbabwe is backing …

Harare, Zimbabwe | AGENCIES | Zimbabwe launched its upgraded banknotes on Tuesday with an appeal to national pride and confidence. The BiG5 series features the country’s iconic animals to symbolise national identity and resilience. The rollout begins with 10, 20 and 50 Zimbabwe Gold notes. Higher denominations will follow later, …

HARARE, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe has terminated negotiations with the United States on a proposed health funding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), state-run newspaper The Herald reported Wednesday. According to the report, the proposed agreement offered substantial health funding in exchange for comprehensive access to Zimbabwe’s sensitive health data, including …

HARARE | Xinhua |  Zimbabwe’s economy is expected to maintain strong momentum in 2026, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. In a statement issued on Thursday at the conclusion of an IMF staff mission to Zimbabwe, the agency said Zimbabwe’s economic rebound has been stronger than expected, supported by …

Women are transforming the economic landscape of an entire region, bringing energy, skills, organisation – and a sense of future – to a haphazard, dangerous trade. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Faith’s hands are calloused, her nails stained with soil and ore. But when she smiles, there’s something golden …

  Harare, Zimbabwe | Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |   It’s been months since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe, the country’s oldest and most prestigious university, stepped aside. Their salaries, eroded by inflation and currency devaluation, could no longer cover their basic needs, they said. That was in …

  Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE | In 2023, Peter, a truck driver, was approaching a border checkpoint between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. He had little reason to question what was in his truck’s sealed container — he’d transported shipments for this Chinese-owned company before. “We just thought everything …

With Chinese bank loans overdue, Harare charges residents for major upgrades that were never completed. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE |   The cholera outbreak that swept through Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 killed more than 4,000 people and sickened nearly 100,000. Parts of Harare and its surrounding suburbs were especially …

A shortage of pathologists and a culture of corruption have made mortuaries sites of extortion and grief. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE |   Blessing Mucharambei’s uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. “[He] started bleeding from the nose,” she says, “and died on the spot.” …

As Zimbabwe prepares to host a global wetlands summit, its own wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal ZIMBABWE |  Not long ago, grass and flowers grew on the wetland in Borrowdale. Flocks of birds — including red and yellow bishops — were common here, …